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United Nations World Food Programme Completes Airlift to Provide Nutrition to Thousands of Children At Risk of Malnutrition in Drought-stricken Chad
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has completed an airlift to provide high-nutrient Plumpy’doz, a ready-to-eat specialized supplementary nutrition product, to thousands of children at risk of malnutrition in drought-stricken Chad.
Israel Intends to Block UN Mission to Investigate Settlement Activity in the Occupied Territories
Israel says it will not cooperate with a fact-finding mission of the United Nations Human Rights Council which plans to investigate the effects of Jewish settlements on the civil rights of Palestinians.
United Nations Security Council Adopts a Statement Supporting U.N., Arab League Plan for Syria
The United Nations Security Council has adopted a statement supporting U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan’s plan to try to end Syria’s year-long unrest.
United Nations Human Rights Committee Acknowledges New Willingness in Turkmenistan to Improve Its Human Rights Record
Wrapping up its second day of discussion last week on the initial report of Turkmenistan, the Human Rights Committee acknowledged that, while the Central Asian country had shown a new willingness to improve its “troubling” human rights record, there...
United Nations Cautions Liberia Over Security Revamp
The deputy UN envoy in Liberia, Louis Aucoin has called on all actors of the criminal justice chain in Liberia to redouble efforts aimed at revamping the country’s justice system.
United Nations Pledges Continued Support to the Newly Elected ECOWAS Leadership
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for West Africa, Mr. Said Djinnit, attended the 40th Ordinary Session of the Authority of the Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), held in Abuja,...
Liberia Sets Up Transition Group to Prepare for United Nations Troops Departure
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has announced a Joint Transitional Core Group to work along with the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), in preparation for the eventual withdrawal of UN troops in the country.
United Nations Declares an End to Famine Conditions in Somalia
The United Nations on Friday declared an end to famine conditions in Somalia but warned that with recurrent droughts in the Horn of Africa, hunger remains a threat unless long-term measures are taken to restore food security. People in need of emergency...
